Background Several studies have shown that counselees do not experience
psychopathological levels of distress after DNA test result disclosure. However, it has not …

Women with pathogenic BRCA genetic mutations face high risks for cancer development.
Estimates vary among mutation carriers, with lifetime risks ranging from 41% to 90% for …

Previvors are individuals who are survivors of a genetic predisposition for developing
cancer. They often are confronted with difficult decisions about management of risks that …

Objective Women diagnosed with breast cancer younger than 45 years (young breast
cancer survivors—YBCS) and their biological relatives face significant stressors. Although …

This is the second article of a two part series about utilizing the life course perspective (LCP)
in genetic counseling. Secondary data analysis was conducted on a grounded theory …

Risk comprehension in individuals at increased familial risk of cancer is suboptimal and little
is known about how risk is understood and managed by at-risk individuals who do not …

Research using standard psychological measures has not revealed a dramatic
psychological reaction to receipt of predictive genetic test results. Qualitative research …

Objective Women with a family history of breast cancer (BC) often overestimate their BC risk.
Heightened psychological distress may interfere with risk comprehension and screening …

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938 Chinese Nursing Management Vol.20, No.06, June 15, 2020 基金项目:湖南省卫生健康委 …

Women known to have significantly elevated ovarian cancer risk due to genetic mutations or
family history can reduce this risk by surgically removing both ovaries and fallopian tubes …